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To: marktwain

I don’t get it. I specifically remember them addresssing the issue of funds collected during the bail hearing. I remember them asking the lawyer and George’s father about how much was collected, but nobody knew because they didn’t have control of the account. I don’t remember for sure, but thought his lawyer said he would try to get that information in the coming days. So how is it that they can claim he kept quiet about the money?


4 posted on 06/05/2012 4:45:39 AM PDT by silly.kerry.trix.are.for.kids
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To: silly.kerry.trix.are.for.kids
-- I remember them asking the lawyer and George's father about how much was collected, but nobody knew because they didn't have control of the account. --

The state and the judge aren't upset with Sr. Zimmerman or O'Mara, rather with George and Shellie Zimmerman. The basis for being upset is that Shellie and George talked about the funds in the "PayPal" account, and moving them to their Credit Union account, using them to pay bail, etc. At the time of the conversations, April 12-17 or so, both Shellie and George knew they had accumulated upward of a hundred thousand dollars.

Shellie testified at the bond hearing in a technically truthful, but misleading way. She didn't know how much was there, but she knew it was more than a hundred thousand dollars.

Everybody knew about the fund raising effort and account, it was discussed openly in court during the bail hearing. What wasn't known until about a week later was that the account had upwards of a hundred thousand dollars in it. O'Mara apprised the court promptly, an also took control of the funds. So, actions after April 26 or so are above board (as far as we know).

The judge didn't learn, until June 1, that Shellie and George were aware of a hundred thousand dollar stash before and at the bail hearing. While claiming unemployed, no source of income, in hiding, etc., to omit disclosing that you have access to an uncertain amount, but over a hundred thousand dollars, is a significant omission.

9 posted on 06/05/2012 5:20:01 AM PDT by Cboldt
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